i know pets arent disposable, i am just as much an animal rights person as any other dog lover BUT there are limits. a lot of you would disagree and thats fine, but i came into dog ownership telling muself that if it comes to an outrageous vet bill where there is no way i could work something out then i would have to put him down, im not saying just put him down because he gets "sick". . . (and what does IMO stand for, i have seen this on other posts too.....). . . furthermore, yes i do treat him like my child, but he isnt, he is a dog (a rather cute dog that is treated like a child and gets whatever he wants...... but a dog just the same), if a child got sick and had an outrageous hospital bill there are ways of paying it (like medicare and other government programs that help or pay it for you) there is no such thing vet bills.... i think to compare an animal to a child is a huge step (i do it with toby sometimes as well) but lets face it, it may seem sorta the same to people like us.... but a dog and a child are something TOTALLY different in the eyes of other people, and when this comparison is given you really have to take a step back and realize that a dog IS NOT a child even though it may feel like it to you. . . . does this mean you are unqualified to have a dog if you are not willing to spend $4000 on it to (not necessarily,) save it? No, it just means that you look at it from a realistic perspective and give yourself a "limit" to how far you will go.... if toby gets sick then i will do everything i can to make him get better, i wont just put him in a cornor to die or put him down, but if it is a losing battle that costs a whole bunch of money, then i would rather spare him the pain and myself the financial burden of having a HUGE vet bill, no way to pay it, and a dead dog anyways. . . call me selfish, that is fine, and this has been my opinion from day one, even my last dog (and i was devastated by her death) |